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Waldoboro was named for Gen. Samuel Waldo, who signed up a group of two hundred German immigrants in 1748, promising them schools and houses if they would settle the town.

Moody's Diner, on Route 1 in Waldoboro, is known as Maine's most famous roadside delight.

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